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Kosovo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Republika e Kosovës ????????? ?????? / Republika Kosovo Republic of Kosovo Flag Coat of arms Location of Kosovo on the European continent Capital (and largest city) Priština (Prishtinë) Official languages Albanian, Serbian Recognised regional languages Turkish, Gorani, Romani, Bosnian Ethnic groups (2007) 92% Albanians   5.3% Serbs   2.7% others [1] Demonym Kosovar Government Interim1  -  Special Representative of the Secretary-General Joachim Rücker  -  Transitional President Fatmir Sejdiu  -  Transitional Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi Independence2 from Serbia   -  Declared 17 February 2008  Area  -  Total 10,887 km²  4,203 sq mi   -  Water (%) n/a Population  -  2005 estimate 2.2 million   -  Density 220/km²  500/sq mi Currency Euro (€)3 (EUR) Time zone CET (UTC+1)  -  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Internet TLD None assigned Calling code [[+3813]] 1 United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Provisional Institutions of Self-Government 2 Independence is not recognized by any other country or by UN. 3 The Serbian dinar is used in Serbian enclaves and North Kosovo. 4 currently equals calling code of Serbia. Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova or Kosovë, Serbian: ??????, Kosovo, Turkish: Kosova) is a territory in southeastern Europe internationally recognized as part of Serbia. After international negotiations failed to reach a consensus on an acceptable constitutional status, Kosovo's provisional government unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. The Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës, Serbian: ????????? ??????, Republika Kosovo) is anticipated to receive partial international recognition as an independent country. The Serbian government regards the territory as an integral part of Serbia, the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (Serbian: ????????? ????????? ?????? ? ????????, Autonomna pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija, also ??????, Kosmet; Albanian: Krahina Autonome e Kosovës dhe Metohisë). In addition to its frontier with what Serbia considers to be the remainder of the Serbian state, Kosovo borders Montenegro, Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of just over two million people, predominantly ethnic Albanians, with smaller populations of Turks, Serbs, Romani people, Goranis, Bosniaks and other ethnic communities. Priština is the capital and largest city. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of the year 1999 placed Kosovo under the authority of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), with security provided by the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). Although the Resolution legally affirmed Serbia's sovereignty over Kosovo, in practice Serbian governance in the province has been virtually non-existent since then. UNMIK's role in Kosovo is in the process of being supplanted by EULEX, a European Union body.

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